Bring Bak Damphousse
Fire Bergevin...into the Sun
I’m ok with this, Bob had him ranked 5th, so its not the reach it would have been a few months ago.
Prospect Info: Welcome to Montréal, Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1st round pick, 3OA 2018 - signed ELC)
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BB88
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No one can say that today.
If we ignore his skating he has the skill set to become a #1C, he's 6'2, praised for his IQ, 2way game and has a shot.
So he's 17y with skating as the weakness, he has years to develop that, the good news for you is he knows that and wants to improve that.
He seemed to be happy with Montreal picking him and wants to become that guy for them.
+Please teach your fans the difference(regarding points) between junior leagues and pro leagues in Europe, it's painfull to read.
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I'm happy with the pick. Smart player. Talented. Safe kind of pick, but not in the same sense of a Thachuk safe. Kotkaniemi has the potential to be more than Thachuk, but worst case he'll be a bottom-6 player who is very good at that role. Of course, I want him to reach his potential.. but we'll see.
Plus his name is bad ass... I would love to see him light the lamp repeatedly, just to hear his name screamed by the announcers!
Plus his name is bad ass... I would love to see him light the lamp repeatedly, just to hear his name screamed by the announcers!
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That draft ended up being such a let down for those 3.
#1: What happened to him? Oh right, Edmonton happened.
#2: Injuries. So many injuries. He would have been an elite defenseman without them.
#3: Basically a Edmonton situation going on here as well, except he was able to produce offensively to an extent. His development was just as stalled from poor coaching/management.
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I would ask your reasoning for this but i don't care
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To steal @le_sean idea. Time to do the Gob chicken dance by chanting "KOTKA KOTKA KOTKA KOTKA".
The poster you are quoting was replaced in our mock draft after she selected Ryan McLeod 5th overall.
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Oh man, can you imagine when we get another high end center next year? Hughes-Kotkaniemi-Poehling-Danault. No longer the joke of the league when it comes to centers.
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Just imagine if Habs still move Max to LA and JAD is part of the deal.
He's ranked lower on the meaningful sites than he is on the fluffy media sites. Remember that the media sites all pushed for Fucale and MB listened to them then, too. Detroit got Zadina and Veleno.
LaP
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When you get offered Duncan Keith for a 1st overall you don't ask for more.
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Winning the lottery is ... hard
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Don't think it matters. We are talking about the guy who is not sure Kopitar is a center.
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My post was more of a overall point, I've followed draft threads and read too much twitter lately.
So much negativity towards him and what he did in Liiga last season. Will be interesting to watch how the threads develop next season.
I'm a Boston fan( a Finnish) but a Kotka fan so I'm just going to stay in his thread and ignore the rivalry and focus on my thoughts on Kotka. I'll be watching him with Kakko in Liiga next season and giving the reports.
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So you've never seen the guy play and don't know anything about him and yet you're facepalming ? I'm facepalming at your facepalm sir !
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